Jekwe Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Jekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jekwe is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jekwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jekwe are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Jekwe is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 36 percent live, Abia, where 27 percent live and Rivers, where 27 percent live. Beside Nigeria Jekwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijekwe | 91 | 45 | / |
| Jeukwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jekweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jekwue | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jekw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ojiekwe | 83 | 114 | / |
| Ejiekwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Jenkweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jeukwue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djekwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ajiekwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jekwa | 80 | 836 | / |
| Yekwe | 80 | 377 | / |
| Sekwe | 80 | 280 | / |
| Ekwey | 80 | 70 | / |
| Jikwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Zekwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jekwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iekwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekwge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jekue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojiekhwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehikwe | 73 | 758 | / |
| Ihekwe | 73 | 71 | / |
| Sekgwe | 73 | 49 | / |
| Seakwe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ijikwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sekwei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Eckwey | 73 | 8 | / |
| Genkwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djegwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djikwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zekwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yenkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sekweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djekue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeekhw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekue | 67 | 5,183 | / |
| Seakgwe | 67 | 127 | / |
| Ihiekwe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ecwe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jaikwee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jeckway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojiegwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahaekwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehikweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jykw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekweowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjengwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeakwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehikkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwueyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djegwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djekwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiekwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeckwer | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jekwe
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